Friday, December 1, 2017

ACTION: CALL AND MAKE NOISE!!!

From Indivisible Oregon...

**CALL TO ACTION** 
Friday, December 1, 2017
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MAKE NOISE! SENATE TAX SCAM DRIVE DELAYED
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#TrumpTaxScam
#NotOnePenny
#WhenWeFightWeWin
Good news: the tax scam was scheduled for a vote yesterday, but it was delayed until today. NOW is the time to make a LOT of noise. 
• Tell our Senators to keep up the good work and delay the vote as long as possible.
• Become a phone banker. Click on the Indivisible link under "Action 1" below to encourage people in red States to call their Senators. 
Call friends and family in red states. Every Senator is a target, but some are bigger targets than others:
• Corker (TN), Flake (AZ) and Johnson (WI) refused to vote for the bill yesterday without assurances that more changes could be made.
• Collins (ME) has not yet declared her position.
• Rubio (FL) and and Lee (UT) are trying to increase the child tax credit.
There will be more twists and turns. But WE MUST CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE! The Trump Tax Scam must be stopped.
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**ACTION 1: CALL CONSTITUENTS IN SWING STATES**
Call progressive constituents in critical swing states and urge them to call their Senators to vote NO on the Tax Scam.
The Indivisible Guide makes it easy with their calling tool: https://www.trumptaxscam.org/calls-to-kill-the-tax-scam/
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**ACTION 2: JOIN US FOR A CALLING PARTY TODAY**
If you’re in the Portland area, join Indivisible Oregon volunteers to call swing state constituents, and urge them to call their senators to vote NO on the tax scam. We’ll use this tool: https://www.trumptaxscam.org/calls-to-kill-the-tax-scam/
If you’ve never made these types of calls before, this a nice chance to try with a friendly group!
Friday, Dec 1
12:30pm-2:30pm
Belmont Library, 1038 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd
*IMPORTANT: Bring a charged laptop or tablet and a cell phone*
https://www.facebook.com/events/429794284102247/
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**ACTION 3: SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY**
Share this post with friends and family in every state. Every Senator is a target. These GOP senators have expressed concerns about the bill – Arizona (Flake and McCain), Florida (Rubio), Indiana (Young), Kansas (Moran), Maine (Collins), Montana (Daines), Oklahoma (Lankford), Tennessee (Corker), Utah (Lee) and Wisconsin (Johnson). Help them call their Members of Congress. 
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**ACTION 4: HAVE YOUR OWN CALLING PARTY --- EVEN A VIRTUAL PARTY WITH FARFLUNG FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Everyone can set goals to call for a certain number of hours or everyone can call at the same time. Remember – NOW IS THE TIME! Don’t put this off. We need to do this for ourselves, our families and for future generations.
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**ACTION 5: CALL YOUR SENATORS **
(Leave a message if you can’t get through.)
SAMPLE SCRIPT
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling about the Trump/GOP Tax Scam. I am completely opposed to this bill, as I know you are. Keep up the opposition! It's working. We are doing our part by making noise. Thank you.”
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**PHONE NUMBERS**
SENATOR MERKLEY 
Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
SENATOR WYDEN 
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691